Officer fired following on-duty rape indictment

Policeman Jackie Len Neal is accused of raping a young woman in his patrol car.

SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio police officer who was accused in November of raping a teen while on duty was indicted — and subsequently fired — Tuesday.

Jackie Neal, 40, had been on paid administrative leave with the police department since allegations surfaced that he forced himself on a 19-year-old woman he had pulled over on the South Side. Neal was suspended indefinitely without pay after the indictment, according to SAPD, which referred to the suspension as “tantamount to a firing.”

The grand jury indictment includes charges of sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault and improper sexual activity with person in custody. If convicted, Neal could face up to life in prison, the district attorney's office noted.

Chief William McManus has previously called the allegation a “punch in the eye” to the police department.